The Future of Yammer in Office 365
Back in 2008 Yammer was one of many privately held companies offering cloud based business software. Their product, also called Yammer, was a new type of social network aimed purely at the enterprise. It allowed users to work in groups, share files, retrieve feedback, cut back on meetings and email chains, and engage collaboratively. The product grew quickly, gaining traction with all kinds of companies, and was generally received as being easy to use and innovative. One company in particular stood up and took notice - that was Microsoft. They were so impressed that they bought the company.
Microsoft was looking for a way to make a major entry into this social media space. It had invested a great deal of time and money in SharePoint social features, but something wasn’t quite working. They did not appear to be growing at the pace Microsoft had planned, uptake with users was generally disappointing. Users wanted more, they wanted tools more like the social networks they used outside of the office. Yammer offered this, so in 2012 Microsoft acquired Yammer for $1.2 billion.
Examples of Web Portals
1.
AOL- (stylized as Aol., formerly a company known
as AOL Inc. and originally known as America Online)
is an American web portal and online service provider based in New York City. It is a brand marketed by Verizon Media.


3. MSM-mainstream
media (as opposed to the blogosphere).

4. Netvibes- is a company. Common
uses: Brand monitoring – to track clients, customers and competitors across
media sources all in one place, analyze live results with third party reporting
tools, and provide media monitoring dashboards for brand clients.

5. Naver- (Hangul: 네이버)is a South Korean online platform
operated by Naver Corporation. It debuted in 1999 as the
first web portal in Korea to develop and use its own search engine. It was also the world's
first operator to introduce the comprehensive search feature, which compiles
search results from various categories and presents them in a single page.
Naver has since added a multitude of new services ranging from basic features
such as e-mail and news to the world's first online Q&A platform Knowledge
iNck on meetings and email chains, and engage collaboratively.